{"id":57,"date":"2014-05-01T12:06:33","date_gmt":"2014-05-01T12:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/?p=57"},"modified":"2014-04-29T20:51:50","modified_gmt":"2014-04-29T20:51:50","slug":"matthew-11-17-the-genealogy-of-jesus-literary-influences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/2014\/05\/matthew-11-17-the-genealogy-of-jesus-literary-influences.html","title":{"rendered":"Matthew 1:1-17; The Genealogy of Jesus (Literary Influences)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why begin the story of Jesus with a tedious, and incomplete, recitation of family history? Well, Matthew seems to have had one purpose in mind: To show proof that Jesus, as the adopted son of Joseph, could legally be considered a descendant of King David. This was important in light of the messianic prophesy recorded in Isaiah 16:5 in the Old Testament:<\/p>\n

\u201cIn love a throne will be established; in faithfulness a man will sit on it\u2014one from the house of David\u2014one who in judging seeks justice and speeds the cause of righteousness.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

God promised that the Jewish Messiah would be \u201cfrom the house of David\u201d\u2014from the lineage of Israel\u2019s greatest king. Any would-be Christ simply had to fulfill that prophecy. A man who wasn\u2019t a \u201cSon of David\u201d simply wasn\u2019t qualified to be the Messiah.<\/p>\n

Since he was writing to Jewish readers, Matthew got this issue out of the way right from the start. He pointed immediately to Christ\u2019s ancestry as the first proof of many that Jesus is indeed God\u2019s promised Messiah and King.<\/p>\n

\"Matthew<\/a><\/p>\n

Works Cited<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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About: For Bible Study Nerds\u2122<\/a><\/p>\n

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